Senior Manager, HR M&A

Location: Durham NC

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world’s most important health challenges.

As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people’s health around the world. Together, we’re improving health and improving lives.

Labcorp is seeking a Senior Manager, HR M&A to join our team.

Primary Responsibilities

Leads the HR workstream for assigned M&A projects from diligence through integration, partnering with Division/Functional HRBPs and HR COEs to coordinate all HR efforts and to identify and reduce operational HR risks.

Provides expertise, strategic consulting as well as thought leadership to help drive effective people strategies for each deal and influence deal negotiations accordingly.

Analyzes target company data to identify key HR-related financial exposures in a due diligence context, including those related to compensation and benefits plans.

Review and provide input on purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, presentation materials, employee communications.

Build and manage detailed project management plans for M&A transactions, from diligence to integration, coordinating HR COE activities to meet deal timeline. Manages multiple concurrent deals.

Lead HR team meetings, serve as HR functional lead on diligence calls, develop HR integration plan for IMO team. Owns the HR integration plan and Day 1 / Day 30 deliverables.

Provide input on HR best practices on processes that will be utilized during all merger and/or acquisition initiatives, both domestic and international, continuously improving the deal execution and integration processes utilizing integration checklists, project templates, best practices and project management tools pertaining to HR.

Serves as the primary point of contact between Labcorp HR and Seller HR throughout the transaction lifecycle, building trusted relationships and managing information requests, data exchanges and transition decisions.

Leads discovery of the seller's HR, payroll, compensation, benefits, leave and HR policy practices. Documents current-state vs. Labcorp gaps and recommends transition approaches.

Partners with Total Rewards, Compensation, and Payroll COEs to plan employee moves to Labcorp benefit plans, pay practices and payroll, including timing, transition service agreements (TSAs) and any bridge or harmonization strategies.

Coordinates Workday data conversion, onboarding and Day 1 readiness for acquired employees.

Develops employee communications, FAQs and manager toolkits with HRBPs, and supports town halls and change management.

Tracks integration milestones, risks and decisions, and, in partnership with the lead HRBP, reports status to HR leadership and the Integration Management Office (IMO).

Minimum Qualifications

6+ years of HR experience, including experience in mergers and acquisitions

Bachelor's Degree, preferably in HR or similar field

Additional Job Standards

• Demonstrated minimum of 4-5 years’ project/program management experience.
• Hands-on experience leading HR integration of acquired employees, including benefit, payroll and compensation transitions.
• Broad HR generalist knowledge with understanding of complete employment lifecycle
• Experience in international HR and M&A a strong plus
• Working knowledge of US benefit plans, compensation structures and job architecture/leveling
• Experience working directly with seller or target-company HR teams
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills with the ability to drive to consensus on creative approaches to solving unique challenges in transitioning acquisition employees to Labcorp.
• Proven ability to build credibility and influence with Seller HR and leadership, often before close and without formal authority.
• Strong project management skills, including demonstrated ability to think end-to-end and manage multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines, ambiguous data, and rapidly shifting priorities
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy, hands-on mentality, ability to influence in a global, matrixed environment
• Knowledge of Workday utilizing best practices for M&A activities
• Strong written and verbal communications; presentation skills.

About the Role

This role is an integral part of the Global HR M&A team, reporting to the Sr. Director, HR M&A. The Sr. Manager leads HR workstreams for M&A projects end-to-end, from due diligence through integration, partnering closely with Division and Functional HR Business Partners, HR Centers of Excellence (Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations/Workday and others), Finance, Legal and the deal team.

This position is the primary liaison between Labcorp HR and Seller HR. The Sr. Manager gains a deep understanding of the seller's HR, pay and benefit practices so they can plan and carry out a smooth move of acquired employees onto Labcorp's plans, policies and job architecture.

Application Window: Open through 11/11/26

Pay Range: $120,000-$140,000 + annual bonus

All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data.

The position is also eligible for an annual bonus under the Labcorp Bonus Plan. Bonuses are payable based on corporate and/or business segment performance and are subject to individual performance modifiers.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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